{"id":1837,"date":"2026-04-16T17:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.electronicearth.ca\/syoung\/?p=1837"},"modified":"2026-05-24T17:32:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T21:32:22","slug":"little-lorraine-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.electronicearth.ca\/syoung\/little-lorraine-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"LITTLE LORRAINE (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Little Lorraine (2025)<\/em>, is a Canadian international cocaine smuggling true story crime drama set in the small seaside fishing villlage of the same name during the ’80s.<\/p>\n

The story centres around the story of father\/husband Jimmy (portrayed by Stephen Amell) and his uncle Huey (Stephen McHattie) after an explosion shuts down the small village’s coal mining operation – pretty much crippling the income of the community. In response, Huey starts up a ‘fishing operation’ that becomes the cover for importing cocaine from South America, which is a surprise to Jimmy and the rest of the crew upon making their first at sea collection.<\/p>\n

Forced to continue the operation without other avenues of income available, things start to unravel when the coastguard inspects the boat on the way back from a collection and one of the crew members confesses to the local priest (Sean Astin).<\/p>\n

With a meager $5 million dollar budget, the film does quite well. There are some story-pacing issues, but the authentic characters and brilliant acting makes up for the film’s shortcomings. I felt the authenticity in the production design by Krystyna Byers alongside ensuring that wardrobe, locations and dialect reflected the time accurately helped immensely – I’m unsure if local Nova Scotians would agree, but for the purposes of review, I was convinced.<\/p>\n

Directed by first time feature filmmaker, Andy Hines (who is actually from Nova Scotia) –\u00a0Little Lorraine (2025)\u00a0<\/em>is a cold reminder that Canadians, while welcoming and friendly, have deeply placed values in family and honour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Note:
\nLittle Lorraine (2025) <\/em>celebrated its world premiere during TIFF 2025 (September 4th \u2013 14th, 2025) and\u00a0<\/em>will be released theatrically April 17th, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"Alice (Kaelen Ohm) <\/em>alongside Emma (Auden Thornton)<\/em>\u00a0in the film Little Lorraine (2025).<\/em>
\nFilm Still: Photon Films<\/p>\n

\"\"Sean Astin arrives to a press event for the Canadian film Little Lorraine (2025)<\/em> at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada (September 4th \u2013 14th, 2025).
\nPhoto Credit: Bev Belanger <\/em>for\u00a0SERIAL SEAN<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nStephen Amell arrives to a press event for the Canadian film Little Lorraine (2025)<\/em> at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada (September 4th \u2013 14th, 2025).
\nPhoto Credit: Bev Belanger <\/em>for\u00a0SERIAL SEAN<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nJimmy (Stephen Amell)<\/em>\u00a0in the film Little Lorraine (2026).
\n<\/em>Film Still: Photon Films<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Little Lorraine (2025), is a Canadian international cocaine smuggling true story crime drama set in the small seaside fishing villlage of the same name during the ’80s. The story centres around the story of father\/husband Jimmy (portrayed by Stephen Amell) and his uncle Huey (Stephen McHattie) after an explosion shuts down the small village’s coal mining operation – pretty much … <\/p>\n

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